H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Harold Solomon vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 6-1

Harold Solomon holds a 6–1 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Harold Solomon leads 3–0 on carpet and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Harold Solomon won the 1978 Tokyo Indoor fourth round 6-3 7-6.

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Harold Solomon
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 4, 1978* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 R16 Carpet Harold Solomon #10 6-3 7-6 Cliff Drysdale #47 Match data
Mar 19, 1977* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Harold Solomon #10 (w/o) Cliff Drysdale #22 Match data
Feb 28, 1976* Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Harold Solomon #17 1-6 7-6(6) 6-3 Cliff Drysdale #35 Match data
May 15, 1975* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard Harold Solomon #15 6-4 4-6 7-6 Cliff Drysdale #31 Match data
May 16, 1974* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard Harold Solomon #41 6-2 7-5 Cliff Drysdale #13 Match data
Jun 21, 1973* Queen's Club ATP 250 R16 Grass Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-4 Harold Solomon Match data
Apr 26, 1973* Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Harold Solomon 4-6 6-2 7-5 Cliff Drysdale Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Harold Solomon #1,115 #5 2 2,161 578 334 63.4% 0 2 0 0 20 22
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,134 402 253 61.4% 0 0 0 0 8 8

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Harold Solomon Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 8–6 57.1% — 1,591 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 12–11 52.2% — 1,680 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 21–23 47.7% #59 1,767 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1974 61–39 61.0% #16 1,899 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1975 71–32 68.9% #17 1,983 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1976 72–29 71.3% #8 2,041 0 10 — — — — — — —
24 1977 64–26 71.1% #14 2,001 0 13 — — — — — — —
25 1978 70–33 68.0% #9 1,903 0 15 — — — — — — —
26 1979 65–23 73.9% #8 1,999 0 18 — — — — — — —
27 1980 64–23 73.6% #7 1,991 0 22 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1981 31–26 54.4% #21 1,757 0 22 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1982 22–23 48.9% #66 1,797 0 22 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1983 5–17 22.7% #95 1,622 0 22 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1984 4–6 40.0% #223 1,632 0 22 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1985 4–6 40.0% #106 1,614 0 22 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1986 4–8 33.3% #240 1,593 0 22 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 — — — — — — — 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,573 0 22 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8